The 37-year-old has revealed that his son wasn't affected by the loutish behaviour, but hinted that incidents like this may put off parents from visiting the beach.

‘I’m more annoyed for my father-in-law and mother-in-law who had to deal with it,’ he said.

‘The beach is a great place for kids to go and spend time.

‘My son wasn’t affected by it, but I just don’t get it.

‘I don’t see the point in all of that. It’s just not something you do.’

The disgruntled father then took aim at the supposed perpetrators claiming ‘all clubs have their fair share of idiots – but it does seem like you tend to hear more of this behaviour from Rangers fans.’

He added: ‘And my father-in-law is a Rangers fan, so I’m not just picking on them.

‘I wish something had been done – maybe more policing among themselves – like not letting them back on the bus until they apologised or help rebuild the sandcastle.’

The incident has since been reported to the police who have described the incident as ‘completely unacceptable’.

Chief Inspector Martin Mackay said that police made efforts to catch the perpetrators.

He said: ‘Officers in Stonehaven were made aware of a minor incident yesterday morning involving a handful of men who we believe to be football fans that had stopped off in the town for a short time on their way to the game.

‘A unit was dispatched and searches made, however they had already left the area.’